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Life in Chang'an Chapter 11 Dinner and Listening to Musical Instruments

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    It was not until the end of school that Comrade Li left with these civil and military officials satisfied. Master Kong then said a few words before letting these impatient kids leave.  Just now, the old master asked Li Shimin to resign, because he had said before that he would resign and return home as long as Li Min could write an article better than a thousand-character essay.  However, he was persuaded to stay by Li Shimin's kind words. After all, the Three-Character Classic and the Thousand-Character Classic each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and one cannot be said to be better or worse, so the old master did not lose.  Comrade Lao Li also scolded Li Min for this, which made him extremely depressed. It was obviously the old master who suggested it himself, so what does it have to do with me?

    After school, these little kids dispersed in a hurry. Li Zhi took Sizi to say goodbye to him, and happily returned to the palace with a pile of origami to show off to Empress Changsun. Li Zhen also followed them.  I'll go later, I guess I won't give up until I get a few origami.  Li Yong had been waiting for him at the gate of the primary school for a long time. The two of them left the East Palace together, then mounted their horses and galloped towards the Junzi Tower, the largest restaurant in Chang'an City.

    Li Min didn¡¯t know how to ride a horse before. The reason why he can ride like a horse now is mainly because he learned unexpectedly in the palace during the period of confinement. Prince Liang¡¯s palace has a large training ground where he can ride horses and shoot arrows.  Even though Li Min was a playboy who acted recklessly, he was proficient in horseback riding and archery. He often practiced with the palace guards on the martial arts training field.  This is an advantage for Li Min. After traveling through time, he got a very strong body. Even though he is only fourteen years old, his strength is already as strong as that of an adult. He can shoot a two-stone bow and ride a powerful horse. It is a pity that Li Min came through time traveling.  After that, I lost all my skills in horseback riding and archery. Now I can hardly ride a horse. Jogging is okay, but going faster is a bit dangerous. Fortunately, this is Chang'an City, so I don't dare to ride too fast.

    Junzi Tower is located in the most lively West Market in Chang'an City. Although the east and west cities in Chang'an City are equally famous, because the princes and nobles live around the East Market, for example, Li Min's Prince Liang's Mansion is not far from the East Market, so gold and silver jewelry is sold internally.  There are many merchants selling luxury goods such as jewelry, but the West Market sells all kinds of consumer goods. Moreover, the West Market is close to Kaiyuanmen, the starting point of the Silk Road, so there are many Hu merchants. In comparison, the business is better than that in the East Market.  Much prosperity.

    As soon as he entered the West Market, Li Min immediately felt the atmosphere of an international metropolis. There were shops on both sides of the street, and there was an endless stream of customers coming in and out.  The broad street is crowded with people, and merchants with different skin colors and fancy clothes come and go. From time to time, they enter the store and bargain in proficient Chinese. The open space on the roadside is also filled with street stalls, and the shouts of people selling things come and go.  Pedestrians passing by sell their products.

    There were guards in front of them to open the way. Li Min and Li Yong rode very arrogantly on their horses and rode slowly. Feeling the envy, jealousy, or awe of the eyes around them, Li Min couldn't help but feel a little carried away. He sat on his horse and looked at the pedestrians coming and going below.  , the feeling of being superior to others arises spontaneously, which is indeed very intoxicating.

    Junzi Building is a large restaurant with a height of three floors. The top floor is divided into four private rooms, "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang". Li Yong has already booked the best Tianzi room.  Before entering the door on the third floor, I could already hear the hustle and bustle of play in the Tianzi Room. The men's rough voices and the women's coquettish voices could not be heard.

    "Hahaha~, Liuyang, it seems that these bastards have already started!" Li Yong laughed and pushed the door open, followed by Li Min.

    This Junzi Building is indeed the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Chang'an. There is a valuable white jade screen in front of it. The space in the private room is very large, and the surrounding decoration is luxurious but not lacking in elegance. It looks very pleasing to the eye.

    Turning around the screen, a picture of an ancient dandy drinking and having fun appeared in front of his eyes. Except for the side where he entered, there were food tables on the other three sides. There were several dancers dancing in the open space in the middle, and there were musicians playing music next to them.  Behind the scenes, various dandy boys were enjoying singing and dancing, while also teasing the prostitutes around them. They looked very leisurely.

    ? **!  It¡¯s so ****!  In a trance, Li Min felt as if he had entered a KTV private room in later generations. If the dancer in the middle was replaced by a karaoke machine, the atmosphere would be almost the same as that in later KTVs.

    "Liu Lang, Jiulang, why are you here? We've been waiting for a long time!" As soon as he entered the door, the fat man sitting in the first place on the right greeted him loudly. He seemed to be very familiar with Li Min.

    "This is Li Jingheng, the son of King Jiangxia, so he is our cousin!" Li Yong introduced Li Min.

    "What? Rokuro really doesn't recognize us anymore?" The guy with a mustache on the left also asked with a confused look on his face.

    "Haha, I have a brain injury. I really can't remember what happened before. I hope you can forgive me!" There were a dozen people in the private room, all of whom seemed to be older than me and Li Yong. Li Yong had briefly introduced him to him on the way here.  The people who came here were almost all members of the royal family, so it was not wrong to call him younger brother.

    "Don't worry, Liu Lang, Uncle Liu will definitely help you find this place. I have long disliked those guys from the Cheng family.""" Mustache clapped his chest and shouted loudly. The others also shared the same hatred and clamored to destroy the entire Cheng family. The scene was extremely heated.

    Hearing that the mustache called himself his sixth uncle, Li Min guessed that this must be Li Xiaojie, the sixth son of King Li Shentong of Huai'an. He was the oldest among them. Li Shentong was the younger brother of Li Yuan, and seven of his nine sons were princes. It can be said that  He's really awesome. This Li Xiaojie is the sixth eldest. He's in his twenties this year. He still doesn't learn well at such an old age. He hangs out with Li Min and the others all day long, eating and drinking in the name of a prince. Forget it.  He is a veteran dandy.

    Li Min would not really believe the guarantees of this group of people. Even though they shouted loudly, they really didn't have the guts to confront the Cheng family. Although they were all members of the royal family, his emperor father was afraid of the exclusive power of the family.  , so after he ascended the throne, he took back the power in the hands of the clan generals. Now they are all idle at home, with noble status but no real power. Facing the Cheng family who controls the Chang'an Imperial Guard and the Northern Army, there is no threat at all.

    After clamoring for a while, Li Yong introduced everyone present to Li Min.  To see how a person's character is, you must first look at the friends around him.  Looking at the group of friends around Li Min now, one can imagine what he was like before.  Through Li Yong's introduction and Li Min's own analysis, he finally understood that these dudes seemed to be five to six, but in fact, their status in the family was generally not high, and they had little chance of inheriting the title of their fathers, and they had no chance of inheriting their father's title.  They don¡¯t have any ideals in life, so they live a muddleheaded life eating and drinking every day, basically without any future. Li Yong is a typical representative of them.  This is very similar to Li Min from before, no wonder they can be mixed together.

    Of course, we cannot generalize, and there are exceptions, such as Li Jingheng, the son of King Jiangxia, who is the eldest son, and Li Xiaojie, who has been King Qinghe for a long time.  Apart from Li Min, the two of them have the highest status here.

    "Come, let's drink to Liulang's recovery!" Li Xiaojie stood up and was the first to raise his glass, not forgetting to hold the prostitute who served him in his arms.  The people around him also stood up in an uproar, and Li Min also raised his glass to drink.

    Depend on!  Is this considered wine?  Li Min didn't like drinking. This was the first time he drank in the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't expect that the wine in such a good restaurant was bland and tasteless. The alcohol content was probably about the same as beer. Li Min thought it was mixed with water.

    Thinking back on it, distilled liquor hadn¡¯t been invented yet, so no wonder the alcohol content was so low!  Thinking of this, Li Min found a good way to make money. If he had time, he could make a still and make some high-strength wine. Even if he didn't sell it and give it away, it would be a good idea.

    The music started, the singing and dancing started, and after a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere immediately became lively.  Here are all young people with similar backgrounds, and all they talk about is romance.  Li Min was a little restrained at first, but he soon let go and chatted happily with everyone.  There was also a beautiful woman beside him. I heard that she was a famous prostitute in Chang'an City, named Yun Ni.  I came here just to accompany him and have a drink, don't think about anything else, unless Li Min uses force.

    After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone was chatting happily, bragging and spanking until they were drunk and crazy.  But Li Min was a little disappointed. He thought he could eat some good food at Junzilou, but he didn't expect that the taste was not as good as the chef at his house.

    "I heard that Miss Yun Ni plays the piano very well. I wonder if Miss Yun Ni can play a song today to cheer us up?" Just as he was drinking happily, a guy with oily hair and a pink face stood up and said, this guy's name is Yan Bei,  The name is Nan Fei, a very cool name. He is the nephew of Concubine Yan. Concubine Yan is one of the four concubines like Li Min's mother, Concubine Yang. Li Zhen, whom Li Min met in elementary school in the morning, is Concubine Yan's.  son.

    The ancestors of the Yan family had an unworthy ancestor who ruined their reputation, so no one has ever been an official. This guy Yan Bei took advantage of his aunt to gain the title of county prince, and he was arty and could sing a few songs all day long.  Waishi, compared to Li Min and others, is relatively good in talent and learning.

    "My lord, you are so complimentary. If you don't mind, I would like to give you a song!" Yun Ni poured a glass of wine for Li Min and then bowed.  This little woman acted very coldly from the beginning, and seemed unwilling to accompany him to drink here.  Li Min has noticed this a long time ago. This kind of woman usually has some talent and learning, and she inevitably has a bit of the arrogance of a scholar. She usually just plays a song and leaves when accompanying guests. It is very likely that today is her first time.  This was the first time he was accompanying him for a drink, and he couldn't even pour the wine. The wine spilled all over the table. I don't know what tricks Li Yong and the others used to get her to accompany him?

    Yun Ni performed, the music and dance immediately stopped, and several servants set up the guqin.  At this time, Yun Ni stood up, walked lightly to the field, tried the tone, and then said: "The little girl presents a song "Plum Soul", please appreciate it!"

    "Okay!" A bunch of uneducated guys started cheering.  plumI laughed secretly in my heart. I didn't expect this little girl to be really interesting. She couldn't play anything well but she had to play the plum blossom. She was obviously comparing herself to a plum blossom. Although she was coerced to come here, she was still proud and proud.  Apart from Li Min, Yan Nanfei was probably the only one with good academic skills who heard the implication of Yun Ni's words and looked very embarrassed. However, when the sound of the guqin sounded, he quickly became immersed in the beautiful music.

    Li Min has never been interested in music, but he has to admit that Yun Ni plays really well.  Li Yong and the others were fascinated by what they heard. Even the prostitutes who served them looked at Yun Ni with admiration on their faces. These women all came from the Jiaofang Department. They had received a good music education and were appreciated by them.  It can be seen that Yun Ni's piano skills are high.

    "Good piano! Good player!" Just after the song, everyone was still intoxicated by the sound of the piano, but they heard someone shouting loudly outside the door.  Immediately afterwards, the door of the private room was pushed open, and a fair and fat man rushed in with many people.

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